Acting

Paola Borboni

Born — Died

1900-01-01 — 1995-04-09

Place of birth

Golese

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis directed by Giuseppe Sterni, and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances. She gained notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show as a mermaid exposing her breasts which she saw as natural in the role but caused considerable outrage at the time. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli film L' Uomo che sorride. She went on to appear in…

Known for

Roman Holiday poster
7.9

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Roman Holiday

1953

I Vitelloni poster
7.7

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.

I Vitelloni

1953

La Cage aux Folles II poster
6.1

In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a farm, with Albin posing as Renato's wife. Can Albin escape the deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charade - as a woman - forever?

La Cage aux Folles II

1980

Nero Wolfe poster
9.2

No synopsis available yet.

Nero Wolfe

1969

Mid-Century Loves poster
5.2

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.

Mid-Century Loves

1954

When Women Had Tails poster
4.3

Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set out to find a new place to live.

When Women Had Tails

1970

Film credits

1980s · 5 titles

1970s · 9 titles

When Women Had Tails poster
4.3

Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set out to find a new place to live.

When Women Had Tails

1970

How Funny Can Sex Be? poster
5.8

A nine-episode anthology film about love, sex, and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.

How Funny Can Sex Be?

1973

Between Miracles poster
7.2

Benedetto is a child who came out of an accident uninjured on his first communion's day. The people of his village attribute that to a miracle and made him undergo a strict religious upbringing. That fact will determine his life, which will be affected by inner torment caused by the confrontation between sexual desires and sacrifices of faith, sin and grace.

Between Miracles

1971

The Handsome Devil poster
4.2

Deep South Italian seventies. The performing and penniless sales representative "Tano" Avallone, fell in love with the beautiful Mariangela, sixteen-year-old daughter of the widowed lawyer "Totonno" Fortis Pantaleo. In order to approach the girl, he enters the graces of the professional, posing as his childhood friend and saying he is willing to eliminate the elderly Donna Mercedes, mother of these, so that he can inherit the substances. Guest of the family, Tano finds himself involved in a whirlwind of feminine attentions, including the free-range governess Immaculate, unnecessarily coveted by the lawyer, and the servant Sisina, desired by the parish priest.

The Handsome Devil

1974

Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist poster
5.7

The Milanese nudist professor Paolo Barca moved to the province of Catania; there he will succeed in changing something both in the school and in his character.

Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist

1975

Judge Roy Bean poster
6.5

In a small western town the ineffable judge Roy Bean metes out justice in his own special way. A cargo of gold is ambushed by the outlaw Black Bird who fails in the attempt and then rides into town.

Judge Roy Bean

1971

Nerone poster
4.8

Parody of real life events of the Roman emperor Nero.

Nerone

1977

L'albero della maldicenza poster
6.0

Five youngsters spend their time spreading rumours in a little village.

L'albero della maldicenza

1978

The Beasts poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

The Beasts

1971

1960s · 7 titles

1950s · 22 titles

Roman Holiday poster
7.9

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Roman Holiday

1953

I Vitelloni poster
7.7

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.

I Vitelloni

1953

Mid-Century Loves poster
5.2

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.

Mid-Century Loves

1954

Rome 11:00 poster
7.7

The story of 5 girls among 200 who answer a wanted ad for a modest secretarial position, which leads to overcrowding in the building and a tragic accident.

Rome 11:00

1952

On Trial poster
6.5

Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.

On Trial

1954

High School poster
6.5

It's the last year of highschool of a group of teenagers, and now they have to face their final exam, and the loves, happy or not, that sprung during those years of school.

High School

1954

At the Edge of the City poster
7.0

Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.

At the Edge of the City

1953

Knights of the Queen poster
7.5

A new adventure for the Dumas musketeers who this time must save the Infanta of Spain from the intrigues of the Prince of Condé who wants to take the throne at any cost. (This film is a compendium edit made from episodes of the television series "I tre moschettieri")

Knights of the Queen

1954

Melody of Love poster
9.0

A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli objects. She can't elope because her father has an heart ailment and uses it to hold Maria. Giacomo misunderstands and takes off on a global singing tour.

Melody of Love

1952

Rosso e nero poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Rosso e nero

1954

Twelve Hours to Live poster
6.2

After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive. Defending himself against the accusation in an impassioned plea, however, he succeeds in obtaining to return to earth for a few hours to make reparation for the evil he committed and, above all, for the bad deed that caused Amedeo Santini's suicide attempt. The affair will lead him to make a risky but happy choice.

Twelve Hours to Live

1950

Mademoiselle Nitouche poster
5.8

Celestin works as an organist at a girl's school. By day, Celestin is the meek and mild target of the girls' incessant practical jokes. By night, however, he is the celebrated composer of popular operas -- and the romantic vis-à-vis of a celebrated stage star. When schoolgirl Denise stumbles onto Celestin's secret, she threatens to tell all -- but only if Celestin refuses to escort her to the opening night of his latest opera. As a result, Denise falls in love with a handsome young soldier, while Celestin is accidentally shipped off to an army camp. A series of silly coincidences brings happiness to all concerned by fade-out time.

Mademoiselle Nitouche

1954

Cavalcata d'eroi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Cavalcata d'eroi

1950

Casta diva poster
7.3

As soon as he graduated from the Naples Conservatory, Vincenzo Bellini meets Maddalena Fumaroli and immediately falls in love with her.

Casta diva

1954

Mi permette babbo! poster
6.9

While Rodolfo tries to become a lyric singer, his lifestyle deeply annoys his father-in-law.

Mi permette babbo!

1956

Jealousy poster
6.4

A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married flies off his handle and commits a murder of which an innocent man is accused. He is however tormented by his conscience.

Jealousy

1953

Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!

1953

The Best Part poster
7.1

Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...

The Best Part

1955

Spring song poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Spring song

1951

Francis the Smuggler poster
NR

A smuggler has to skip town at avoid the pursuing police. The he returns, he falls for the daughter of his disapproving boss - and soon he has murder in mind

Francis the Smuggler

1953

Mamma, perdonami! poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mamma, perdonami!

1953

Lulù poster
NR

Mario, a student from a noble Milanese family, falls in love with Lulù, a young slender girl.

Lulù

1953

1940s · 13 titles

Una piccola moglie poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Una piccola moglie

1943

Il nemico poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Il nemico

1943

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Il sogno di tutti

1940

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Finalmente sì

1944

La freccia nel fianco poster
6.5

A married woman fights her strange attraction to an aristocratic young pianist from her past.

La freccia nel fianco

1945

La resa di Titì poster
10.0

A young diplomat falls in love with a lady he has followed in the street and in order to establish a relationship, he introduces her into her house proposing a connection between Titì, the lady's dog and her Pekingese. The husband of the woman, somewhat naive, lends itself to the game and the dongiovanni becomes a regular home. The lady knows how to resist the siege and, after the critical moment, speaks clearly to the young man who definitively desists from the enterprise.

La resa di Titì

1945

Daddy's Little Devil poster
6.2

Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists that the impetuous girl is sent to college. Nicoletta becomes a true tornado for educators trying in vain to bring her under control.

Daddy's Little Devil

1943

Le modelle di via Margutta poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le modelle di via Margutta

1946

L'avventura di Annabella poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'avventura di Annabella

1943

Il viaggio del signor Perrichon poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Il viaggio del signor Perrichon

1943

The Materassi Sisters poster
5.8

The quiet days of two elderly spinster sisters are changed for good with the unexpected arrival of their nephew.

The Materassi Sisters

1944

Giorno di nozze poster
8.0

A daughter discovers her parents are far from being the rich bourgeois she thought they were.

Giorno di nozze

1942

Giorno di nozze poster
8.0

A daughter discovers her parents are far from being the rich bourgeois she thought they were.

Giorno di nozze

1942

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